Termite Control : How to Get Rid of Termites

[lamiisha05]

Hmm, nope. Anyone can buy and apply Termidor. You can buy it at Do My Own Pest Control.

[15gary37]

all these guys what to do is SELL and rip you off

[jackson0knollwood]

dont want termites? get ants

[PestControlDude]

I was searching for helpful video content, and found it here

[mesa401]

That's actually a tree termite in the photo, they will not infest a house.

[RNSP1]

termidor is the only proven way to kill off the whole nest.. I have heard that it is very similar chemical to lawn grub spray

[MarkHarrellJr]

@RNSP1 Termidor's label does not claim to kill the whole colony. The only product that can put that on their label is Sentricon, the bait stations. Termidor is the bomb though...

[mesa401]

@MarkHarrellJr I don't see how Sentricon is able to make that claim, because it does't work...

[MarkHarrellJr]

@mesa401 I don't know either. I guess there have been many tests showing it to be so.

We only sell it to tree huggers. Otherwise imidacloprid and Termidor is all I use.

[lehua16]

Termidore is better than repellent ones? I got termites in my property and I got few pest control guys, they all say different things...( off course their own products is good) I am confused. Should I use temidore or repellent ones( biflex) ???

[MarkHarrellJr]

@lehua16 I think you mean Bifen and NO you should not use it, in my opinion. Use Termidor or Premise, fipronil and imidacloprid respectively are the active ingredients in each product.  They are much more thorough. Repellants will cause the termites to find a weakness in the barrier and get into the structure. Termidor is the best but Premise is pretty good too and it's properties are similar.

[neverbackdown121]

@lehua16 biflex is just as good as any other product

[cinercex]

not that much, depends on the company

[JEHIAHL]

Wow, I bet this is expensive, having to drill through the concrete and all.

[VeteransAgainstKonop]

It would be interesting to know what the average cost is, to treat a home or let's say, a 4 or 5 unit apartment building

I hear it's pretty expensive. I think my parent's paid $900 bucks, a number of years ago, for a house

My old landlord, just got a quote on a 5 unit apartment building, for around $1,400 bucks.

Why is it so expensive ? Is it the chemicals that are so expensive, or do most companies include a big mark-up.

I know the employee isn't making $500 bucks for his day

[jasonhpi]

@VeteransAgainstKonop Chemical cost Employee cost Advertisement cost Company has to pay office staff Insurance State licensing fees Cost of the truck and fuel equipment cost office supplies uniforms and the list goes on and on Companies lose 50-150 dollars on free estimates they do not get If people paid for estimates costs would go down. Figure most companies have a 15-20% profit margain. with employees One man shows profit margain 50-70%

[MrFury4]

@VeteransAgainstKonop yeah it cost a lot i found out today that i have termites and my mom said that we might have to move and i dont know if we are going to pay the money or pay the money and move

[MarkHarrellJr]

@MrFury4 You can't sell a house that has termites so get it treated or it will cost more in contractor labor in the long run.

[MarkHarrellJr]

@VeteransAgainstKonop The cost of a termite job has to do with many factors: chemical cost, labor cost, gas for the truck, insurance for the truck and tons of other fees that go into running a company. It's labor intensive. The way I price them is by linear footage and an aggravation charge for job difficulty. At the end of the day, most companies on average only net 15% of the cost of a job, the rest goes into the cost of running the company and employing people.